Safety razor



Dec. 6, 1927.

1,652,154 J. J. us!

SAFETY RAZOR Filed June 12, 1926 INVENTOR. JOHN J L l B l Bk? D /g 2 i .3

ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 6,19 .27. 1,652,154 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN J. LIBI, or SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

SAFETY RAZOR.

Application filed June 12, 1926. Serial No. 115,436.

The present invention relates to improve: The blade 9 is preferably wedge-shaped ments insafety razors, and more particuand consists of the cutting edge 10 and larly to improvements in that class of razors tapered sides 11 and 12, the upper extremities shown and described in my patent No. of which 13 and 14 extend beyond the sides 5 1,558,021, issued October the 20th, 1925, and of the head 1 of the razor and provide a has for its primary object the provision of means by which the blade maybe removed an extremely cheap and simple razor of the from the slot through the use-of the thumb character designated and of a design and and fore-finger of eitherhand. 1 construction best suited for ordinary shaving The clamp-member and guard 15 consists m and one most easily and readily disassembled of a thin stamping having a back section 16 for stropping and cleansing purposes. bearing a row of guard-teeth 17 at its lower Another and most important object of edge and a notch 18 at its upper edge to the invention is the provision of a razor of form a stop and retaining means for the this character that is provided with a posiguard and adapted for engagement'with the 15 tive blade-clamping means and guard that portion 19 of the neck 3 of the razor handle.

. may be readily adjusted to place and wig se The stamping 15 is provided with a pair of curely hold the blade in true alignment resilient clamping fingers'QO and 21, which relative to the razor'proper. are formed at oppositeedges of the back 16 Other objects and advantages of my invenand extend toward each other with their intion. will appear with reference to the subner extremities approaching to near proximjoined specification, and the accompanying ity, the back 16 and fingers 20 and 21 formone sheet of drawings, in which: ing a rectangular opening 22 dapted to re- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a razor ceive and fit snugly over the h ad 1 and embodying the principles of my invention, clainpingly secure in position the ade 9 30 showing the parts assembled in readiness for through the resiliency of the sections 8, when assembled, as well as to retain th use; Figure 2 is an edge view of the razor, on a blade 1n pos tion against lateral pressure.

somewhat enlarged scale; The lower end of the handle2 is provided Figure 3 is a front elevation; with a blade-slot 23, intowhich the razor Figure 4 is a disassembled perspective blade may be inserted for stropping purview, showing the several parts of the razor, poses, the razor being inverted in this operanamely; the head, the clamp and guard, and tion and the handle used as a holder. the blade; and v Having thus described .my invention, I

Figure 5 is a transverse sectional detail claim, and desire to secureiby Letters Patent- "35 taken through the blade, head and guard, the of the United States :v

view being taken on the line 5-5 of Fig- In a device of the character described, a ure'2. slotted handle bearing a razor-head, said Referring more particularly to the draw-v head being constituted of a clamp-like slotings, in which a preferred embodiment of element forming resilientblade-holding mem- 40 my invention has been shown, 1 indicates the bers, a wedge-shaped blade adapted to fit head of the razor, which is of rectanglar and to he held in position between said memform and metal construction and preferably bers a slidable frictionally' retained comintegrally formed with a handle 2 and conbination clamp and guard member adapted necting neck 3, these being given the proper to be slipped over and embrace both said 45 angular inclination as therebetween to inhead and blade to retain them in clamped sure the best cutting results, this inclination relation, the said combination clamp and being clearly shown in Figure 2. guard member being additionally provided The headl is of comparatively light conwith resilient fingers adapted to serve as struction and is provided with a slot 4 exguards to said blades edge, and stop means 50 tending from its front beveled edge 5 to near borne by said head adapted to engage said its rear edge 6, thus forming two resilient combination member andposition' the same blade-engaging and blade-supporting secrelative to said head and blade. tions 7 and 8 adapted to receive a razor blade In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my 9 of slightly less thickness than the slot 4, signature.

55 a condition permitting the blade to be readily inserted between the sections 7 and 8. I I 4 JOHN J. LIBI. 

